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Minaret of Antelope or the Deer Tower " ہرن مینار "

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A few days back i got a chance to visit a monument locally named as "ہرن مینار " or " Deer Tower", situated near Lahore in Sheikhupura, Pakistan. It is one of the famous historical site near Lahore, constructed by Emperor Jahangir for his pet deer in 1606. It is always fascinating for me to visit either archeological sites of Buddha scattered in northwest of Pakistan or to watch the Mughal Emperor's glorious past scattered in the Lahore and its outskirts. It is also called Royal Hunting resort of Emperor Jahangir. Many people visit here daily especially on Sundays lots of peoples come over here to relax and boating in the big water tank. Unique feature of the monument is the deer grave and the big water tank along with the thick forest in surroundings, looks very pleasant and warm especially in winters. How ever in Summers still people from surroundings do come over here and spend a whole day in the garden under old tree shades. It is said that even in summ...

My all times favorite...Lamb Tikka! Special barbecue in Peshawar

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Lamb roast and barbecue is always very delicious especially to enjoy it in winters. The meat of a sheep in first year is called Lamb. It is more tender in comparison to sheep, cooked in different ways. I personally like the barbecue roasted as well cooked in big frying pan locally called as "Karahi" Meat from Lamb is usually prominent in Mediterranean cuisines. Greece, Turkey, Middle East, Afghanistan etc, famous food almost in all over the world cooked with different recipes. Lamb meat is always considered as one of the healthiest food because it is an excellent source of high quality protein as well an ideal source of Iron, So here i am going to share about the Khyber lamb tika and barbecue in peshawar city of Pakistan. It is called as "Charsi Tika" I was just wondering about the name. Later on i came to know that there was a man who used to cook very delicious lamb meat only when he is intoxicated with "Charas", a kind of intoxicant. That's w...

Tree House

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Some pictures to share from Monal Islamabad ....A beautiful resturant made of wood logs. I got fascinated by its uniqueness on the Margalla Hills in Islamabad, Offering nice food with a nice view. Very spectacular with lots of natural beauty. But at the same time i was shocked about how many wood is used here from trees. I am concerned about the environmental protection in Pakistan, causes damage to forests and greenery.

"FROM YESTERDAY'S SMILE." A pakistani Village photo.

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 Aging has a wonderful beauty and we should respect for that. The thing is to see that wisdom and experience comes with it. The life style of old rural women is still tough as they carry the wood logs and sugarcane and other stuff like this because they mostly works and lives in the rural setting. Pakistan is an agricultural country and most of the population lives in rural area. Though their life is simpler in comparison to urban dwellers yet much more difficult though in terms of facilities. The life of rural setting in Pakistan is worth watching. “The afternoon knows what the morning never suspected". Robert Frost

My shopping funda's at Faisalabad city.

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Though Faisalabad is considered as one of the biggest cities and the industrial hub in Pakistan but what makes me wonder is that it still didn't get attention that it deserves as compared to other big cities.I often heard about Faisalabad as the "Little Manchester" because of its textile mills and rapid industrial growth but still the shopping is not very economical here. Except for Metro where the prices are very reasonable and better fit for grocery and other home decor etc. Formerly known as Lyallpur , named after Sir Charles James Lyall but later on it changed as Faisalabad on the name of shah faisal of saudi arabia as Faisalabad. Few days back i got a chance to visit certain areas of Faisalabad including the Kohinoor shopping complex, the Metro, the old city bazar, Iqbal stadium and also the latest addition of amusement park named "Sindbad wonderland". Ghanta Ghar "The old Clock Tower" is some how a place situated in a congested city area bazar....